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Protrusion on gourmis

23 11:32:21

Question

Gourmi sick
I have a opaline gourmis fish who is usually happy and playful and eats well.  Last few weeks it just sits in corner or near bottom and now is not eating. I treated water with all-in-one Tetra Lifeguard treatment and today it has a protrusion on the left side of it's body and a long white string of something coming from underneath.  It just is not picked on by the others and I do not see anything else visibly wrong.  Obviously it's sick or doesn't feel well.  Please help

Answer
sorry, what do you mean by protrusion?

also are you sure the long white string isnt poo or its feeler things (sorry forgot the proper name...its early)

im not saying i dont beleive you but in the pic it looks like his feeler thing, and im not sure what you mean by protrusion...do you mean his scales are sticking out??